Zhu Hao and Luo An then discussed the matter, and Zhu Wanhong could only go downstairs and wait.
Luo An spoke in detail about the situation in Nanjing.
In terms of dealing with Japanese pirates, Nanjing garrison officer Xu Pengzhang was passive and slack. However, in Zhejiang, Fujian and other places, because Nanjing garrison had secret business dealings with pirates, the local garrison sent troops to suppress pirates every time, especially when pirates were entrenched.
When visiting an island, pirates will be informed of the situation in advance and escape.
According to Luo An's analysis, it seems that Xu Pengju and his men are suspected of secretly colluding with pirates and Japanese pirates.
"Sir, are you going to investigate the people guarding the Yamen?"
Luo An asked for instructions.
Zhu Hao shook his head and said: "We are new here. Even if we investigate secretly, it is easy for others to find out the news. It is better to pretend not to know and go through the motions."
Luo An was puzzled.
Zhu Haodu came to Nanjing in person, but it was just a formality? Shouldn't we take the opportunity to purge the Nanjing officialdom? Especially those who replaced the Nanjing garrison with the new emperor?
"Envoy Luo Zhen, don't send people out these days. Just keep a low profile for now. There will be no results from the Nanjing audit. Once we have an answer to the matter here that is easy for the other party to explain, we may have to settle it."
Back home." Zhu Hao said.
"yes."
Luo An saluted and accepted the order.
From what he heard from Zhu Hao's words, it seemed that Zhu Hao did not intend to stay in Nanjing for a long time. Logically speaking, Zhu Hao could secretly help the new emperor in the capital, and his status was equivalent to that of a hidden minister. What could he do if he stayed in Nanjing?
Therefore, Zhu Hao's attitude of trying to calm things down is easy to understand, because Zhu Haozhi is not in the officialdom of Nanjing.
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Luo An took people away.
Zhu Hao stood at the door of the teahouse, preparing to take Zhu Wanhong away with him.
Zhu Wanhong put his big face in front of Zhu Hao and asked in a low voice: "I wonder why Luo Zhenfu came to Nanjing? Is he looking for someone to cause trouble?"
"Zhu Qianhu, is this something you can ask about?"
Zhu Hao spoke in an official tone coldly.
Zhu Wanhong grinned: "My humble position is just to do my part."
He went out of his way just to get some information and see if he could get some benefits from these "confidential information". Based on Zhu Hao's understanding of Zhu Wanhong over the years, he knew that this was a person who must be used with caution.
If you are not careful, you will suffer backlash.
"It's getting late. I have to meet someone. Can Zhu Qianhu come with me?" Zhu Hao asked.
"The relationship is great...I wonder who Mr. Zhu is going to see?" Zhu Wanhong was about to agree directly, but then he thought that if Zhu Hao asked this question, he would definitely not take him there. He wanted to know who Zhu Hao was going to see.
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Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Isn't Zhu Qianhu a smart man? Guess who I'm going to see?"
Zhu Wanhong analyzed seriously: "Either go to see Wei Guogong, who is the garrison of Nanjing. Or go to see the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, who is responsible for the dispatch of money and grain in the south of the Yangtze River..."
Zhu Hao really wanted to see Huang Zan.
Zhu Wanhong guessed this correctly.
Zhu Haodao: "Do I have such a big reputation? Are the two top bosses in the DPRK and China I can meet whenever I want?"
"Boss? Yes, they are all bosses. But Mr. Zhu is bigger than them. But Mr. Zhu, you have to be careful. No matter how strong you are, you have to be careful and watch out for local snakes. You are humble and incompetent. You have been on the ground in Nanjing."
Over a period of time, I have learned a little bit about the shady officialdom of this place. Do you think..."
Zhu Wanhong still wanted to go with Zhu Hao.
"Forget it, I'm going to see Huang Shangshu today, I don't need your company, I'm leaving!"
Zhu Hao said goodbye directly to Zhu Wanhong and stepped on the horse stool to get in the car.
Zhu Wanhong suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked Zhu Hao, who had got into the carriage: "Master Zhu, what should I say when I see Master Yu and others tomorrow? Where have you been today?"
This question refers to what Zhu Hao said before he took over.
Since you don't want to help Zhu Hao cover up, and you can't tell the truth, why don't you say you're going to see Huang Zan?
If not, what should I do?
explain?
It's hard to tell the truth, and you can't tell lies. How can you arrange things like this?
"Weigh it yourself!"
The carriage had already started, and Zhu Hao's cold voice came from the carriage compartment.
Zhu Wanhong thought about it for a long time. The heavy breath showed the anger in his heart at this moment. Being teased by his nephew was not a fun thing. He vaguely understood what Zhu Hao meant.
"Then don't say anything, why don't you know everything you ask? At such a young age, you have gone around in so many circles. You deserve to be exiled to Nanjing. It's best that you can't go back... No, no, he can't go back to Beijing. I
I can’t go back, so I’d better find a way to get him back as soon as possible... Come here, send someone to follow Mr. Xiao Zhu, don’t let anything happen to him..."
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Zhu Wanhong sent someone to follow Zhu Hao, but he lost track of him at some point.
The carriage stopped in front of a shop, and there was no movement for a long time. When Zhu Wanhong's men plucked up the courage to lift the curtain and took a look, they found that Zhu Hao was no longer in the carriage.
Zhu Hao is naturally a bit elusive in Nanjing, a place he is not familiar with. If someone is going to harm him, he needs to find a way out as soon as possible. Even if Nanjing is not a dragon's den or a tiger's den, the powerful people he faces are not good at all.
stubble.
The sky is getting dark.
Zhu Hao met Su Xigui in the business store, who had rushed back to Nanjing after a long journey.
Su Xigui was accompanied by an old man who looked very low-key. Although the old man was only wearing casual clothes, Zhu Hao could still tell from his graceful demeanor that he must be Huang Zan himself.
She has a round face with a bit of a square, which is a rectangular oval face. She has a very special beard and looks like a female official. Overall, she gives people the feeling of being stable and capable of doing great things.
From Huang Zan's face, Zhu Hao saw an individual full of self-contradictions. It seemed that all the things that a loyal woman could do could be done from this person.
, evil can also bring disaster to the country and the people, leaving a legacy of infamy for thousands of years.
"Little Master, let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Huang."
The place where the conversation took place was in the hall of the merchant house. There were even a few businessmen sitting nearby talking about business, but a closer look revealed that they were disguised.
There is a feeling of being hidden in the city.
When Huang Zan came out to discuss matters with Zhu Hao, he chose a crowded business building. There were people watching around, and others could come in at any time... This way, no one would suspect that they were discussing some confidential matter.
Everyone in this hall is a member of Huang Zan, creating the illusion of a large audience.
Zhu Hao cupped his hands and said, "Student Zhu Jingdao has met Mr. Huang."
Huang Zan returned the gift with his hand, raised his mustache, and showed a slightly girlish smile: "Mr. Zhu, you're welcome. I've heard about Mr. Zhu for a long time, and I'm finally lucky enough to meet him today."
When he came up, he called Zhu Hao sir as an old minister, which shows how cautious Huang Zan is in doing things.
You must not offend the people around the emperor, especially if this person is related to his career prospects and whether he can be the Minister of the Ministry of Beihu, or even the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel in the future.
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Zhu Hao and Huang Zan were sitting at a small square table.
Su Xigui was very sensible and consciously retreated to a distance, joined a few "merchants" discussing business in the corner, and then made a gesture to the people present.
Everyone took out cotton and plugged their ears, even Su Xigui himself.
Zhu Hao asked curiously: "This is..."
Huang Zan said: "When discussing important matters, you can't let idle people listen. Even if the listeners don't mean it, as long as the speaker means it, people will spread it, and it will be unreasonable to cause people to speculate."
Zhu Haoxin said, is this saying that walls have ears?
There is a very special way to prevent the walls from having ears. When discussing matters in a relatively noisy business building, and having people plug their ears, this is very useful.
Zhu Hao found that his first impression of Huang Zan was correct. This was a loyal woman and a person who could go to extremes in things she did.
However, if you think about it, you can understand that when Huang Zan entered the court as the Right Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, it happened to be when Jiang Bin gained power, and Huang Zan stayed in Xuanfu for a long time.
He was managing military pay, managing treasury and other affairs right under the emperor's nose. He was inevitably in contact with court ladies Gan Ning, so he naturally developed the cautious demeanor in front of him.
It's really just one wrong step and you'll be doomed.
"Mr. Zhu, have some tea."
Huang Zan personally poured tea for Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao quickly said: "Mr. Huang is too polite."
Huang Zan said: "Well, when Mr. Zhu arrives in the south of the Yangtze River, I will do my best to serve as a landlord. I wonder if Mr. Zhu will encounter any trouble when he goes to inquire about the coastal defense accounts today? I asked someone to sort out the expenses of southern coastal defense in the past few years. Among them,
All deficiencies are clearly listed for Mr. Zhu’s review.”
Good guy!
Zhu Hao really wanted to say Good Guy.
As soon as we met for the first time, you checked out and summarized all the inside information about Jiangnan Coastal Defense for me. You also listed it and sent it to me. Do I have to bother to check it out?
Of course, it cannot be adopted directly. It is necessary to start with the various issues in the accounts and find "soft persimmons". This can avoid a lot of trouble. It is even said that Zhu Hao can use the list given by Huang Zan to arrange for Jin Yiwei in the future.
Catch corrupt officials.
Although everyone knows that the problem mainly lies with the three Nanjing garrison officers Xu Chu, Zhu Fu and Xu Pengju, as well as with the commanders of various military posts and other generals, we still cannot start directly from these people. At most, we can only arrest some
The little fish and shrimp come to take care of things.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Huang Gong is so efficient in handling affairs. No wonder His Majesty always mentioned in front of his ministers that Huang Gong is absolutely necessary in this dynasty."
"Yeah?"
After hearing this, Huang Zan's face was filled with relief.
Not to mention anything else, Huang Zan has done a lot during his reign in the past few years. Everyone recognizes Huang Zan's ability, whether it is the new emperor's faction, Yang Tinghe, or the previous ones such as Zhu Houzhao and Jiang Bin...
Everyone admired Huang Zan's financial management skills, but they all criticized Huang Zan's vague stance.
To put it bluntly, in this world, you don't have to be capable to get along in the court.
The most important thing is to talk about factions.
The biggest problem with Huang Zan is that he did not join any faction before entering the court. After entering the court, he was attracted by Zhu Houzhao, Jiang Bin and others, and fully cooperated with Emperor Zhengde to do whatever he wanted. No matter how powerful he was, Yang Tinghe still regarded him as an alien, and Lian Xin still regarded him as an alien.
The Imperial Faction cannot fully trust him either.
Just like Zhu Hao had just met Huang Zan, he was also secretly observing whether Huang Zan was really available.
To put it bluntly, even Zhu Hao has doubts.
"Huang Gong, students will not hide it. The situation in the northwest has reached this point. Although it has restricted Yang Ge and others, it has also made our soldiers and horses extremely passive. The students are most afraid of the Tatars.
Once again, we marched straight into the city of Beijing. By then, the situation in the capital was difficult, and Nanjing needed its own people to take charge. So I hope Huang Gong can be the person in charge of the overall situation in Nanjing."
Zhu Hao almost didn't say...
If Yang Tinghe is not defeated, you will not be able to enter the capital.
After things are done, Yang Tinghe becomes an official, the biggest opponent of the new emperor in the court leaves, and you choose one of the six ministers in the capital.